Opinion: The Sixth Circuit's Twisted Opinion

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... I ... senior editorial page writer Collin Levy to talk ... about a recent Federal Court ruling that overturned ... Michigan's ban ... on using the race and ethnicity and gender ... in college admissions welcome column ... I didn't sew up ... Kalam ... as I see this this is pretty much a textbook case ... and aam a results oriented judicial activism now ... and is ... the next ... since then ... in that case that we have in the six day ... on the panels with a sentiment is very partisan decision ... on this case that basically said Michigan's law ... was passed ... that's restricted the use of race in which has ... been these treasonous ... was unconstitutional unless it was the toughest courses you know ... is that ... it's in our case to grasp the time to unleash ... more said at ... the University of Michigan's use reasons the least ... so that basically that's it for saying that the state in which a ... chance to sell its university is not that it's the unconstitutional ... thing that has been extended into ... so this is really in tents going on in in a mess and the the rationale the core of the majority opinion as I understand it ... this is not that aam ... Michigan Canavan ... operation discrimination college admissions is how they went about doing it that the court took issue with using this ... ballot initiative process which they said ... place an undue burden of some kind on opponents ... of that that they might not be able to muster the resources to push back ... to a ballot initiative so it's better to do this to the legislature that is that is that of pretty much the the rationale here ... yet that Brayden and it can hear what they're really taking issue with a good example of late to the admission ... that what the hey ... you know if someone wants the talent whether or not they're they're they're gonna daughter ... can have a preview of the mom from family considered and whether or not they should be admitted to in the kitchen at all different kind of way is ... that they can challenge ... I'm man enough that aspect of the admission ... fee but if someone wants to ... I ask that affirmative action ... half the rate be considered in their admission to a public university ... they are the only thing they can do is try to overturn the ballot referendum that with ... that with their thinking for for making the call snow we have a ... Supreme Court case ... coming up ... this term regarding college admissions at the University of Texas ... the Fisher case which I guess could make all of this mission businessmen cracked ... yet because Daddy you have read it I ... think that they have a slightly different issue ... aam you we don't have to get into it and in that but but only to say that that that there have to do with whether or not check the ... wiki thing when it is cheaper for you think you're a neutral policy ... aam and and that but basically if if the court applied there ... that ... we couldn't admissible in addition that will make it the less important it ... otherwise would be happy or you know California the ninth Circuit Court of appeal that is typically a very liberal with it ... I'm up help California banned ... aam on the race in admissions to have a circuit but here's ... the funny actually have the US the ninth circuit on the other side of the lecture can ... be affected but denied that the kid and kick the can for the two are likely will be in it ... aam in resolving the ... if if the bill ... and a live issue ...